Established in 1988, the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) is a unified organization of/for the 83 million persons with various categories of disabilities in China. Headquartered in Beijing, it has a nationwide umbrella network reaching every part of China with about 80 thousand full-time workers.

CDPF performs three functions:
- Represent interests of people with disabilities in China and help protect their legitimate rights,
- Provide comprehensive and effective services to them,
- Commissioned by the Chinese government to supervise affairs relating to people with disabilities in China.